Higgs Boson, the God particle may be invisible and elusive, for it self-destructs itself after one trillionth of a second after coming into existence. But the contributions of Sir Satyendra Nath Bose will be ever ‘visible’ and remembered.

January 5

Before going into exile, Rama goes to meet His mother, Rani Kaushalya and take her permission to leave for 14 years Vanavasa. A conversation takes place between them. This happened on 5th January 5089 BCE.

January 11

Birthday of Bharata

Kudaraivalli commemorates the mergence of Andal with Sri Ranganatha. Andal is one of the 12 Alwar, the poet saints of South India, who belonged to Sri Vaishnavism, and were ardent devotees of Lord Narayana.

January 12

Like Adi Shankaracharya who lived for 32 years, Vivekananda in a short span of just 39 years revived the spiritual and cultural heritage of this land. It could be safely said that, it was through Swami Vivekananda that, Indians were inspired to rediscover themselves, their culture and traditions.

January 15

Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa’s taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.

In Tamil Nadu and Andhra, the cows and oxen festival is celebrated as the festival of Mattu Pongal, one day after Pongal. This festival is also known as Kannu Pidi and is specially celebrated in Tamil Nadu.

Thiruvalluvar is a Tamil poet well known for his work Thirukkural. He lived around 2000 years ago. Thiruvalluvar day is observed every year on January 15, in the Thai month of Tamil Calendar, in honour of this literary giant.

In the 1960s, Martin Luther King Junior led the Afro-Americans of America to freedom from slavery, both in deed and in thought, to a period of equality for one and all. This movement had nonviolence as its basic tool to fight the unequal policy of the land then.

January 19

While every day is a struggle for the Kashmiri Pandits, Jan 19th is symbolically observed as Kashmiri Pandit Exodus day. On this day, in the year 1990, the Kashmiri Pandits were forced out of their home state, Jammu and Kashmir. This was not the first time though that the Pandits had to face hostility from another community.

January 21

The land of the modern state Tripura was ruled for many centuries by the Tripuri dynasty. This dynasty traces its lineage to the Lunar dynasty. The ancient name of Tripura was Kirat, named after the brother of Puru, one of the ancestors of the Pandava.

Ras Behari Bose was one of the prominent Indian leaders who fought against the British Rule. He played a prominent role in the Ghadar revolution, a pan Indian mutiny in the British Indian Army that was planned by Ghadar party and carried out in February 1915.

January 22

VasantaPanchami or Basant Panchami festival heralds the arrival of spring in India, VasantaRitu. After winter solstice, the sun starts its northward journey from the tropic of Capricorn, Uttarayana. With this, winter slowly ebbs and warmer days begin to arrive.

His achievements may not be so well known outside the scientific community, but his contributions are highly significant. ‘The Father of Indian Nuclear Program’, as he is known, Homi Jehangir Bhabha played a key role in India’s first Nuclear Program, through the institutions that he established.

January 26

This is a festival of modern, free republic India. This is celebrated on the 26th of January every year. It commemorates the establishment of the Republic of India and the day when the constitution of India was introduced. All this happened in the year 1950 on 26th January, more than two years after India got its freedom from the British on 15th August 1947.

January 28

Lala Lajpat Rai was born on 28th January 1865 at Dhidika village in Punjab. He aggressively fought against the might of the British Empire. He was popularly called, Punjab Kesari, “The lion of Punjab”.

Today, 28th January, in 1898, a young British lady, a school teacher from Margaret Elizabeth Noble set foot on Indian soil to come and live as an Indian and learn Vedanta as an ardent disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

January 29

Maharana Pratap is one of the kings who has left a permanent stamp in the minds of the people of this country. He was a Rajput ruler of Mewar, a region located in the present day Rajasthan, and gave a tough time to the Mughals. The rivalry between Rana Pratap and Akbar is well known.

Gandhiji laid great stress on the importance of curing this disease and in helping the patients of leprosy. He also made great efforts to remove the social stigma attached to this disease, and make leprosy people live in mainstream society.

Thai Pusam is a festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu on Full Moon in the Tamil month of Thai which starts from Pongal, Sankranti. Pusam, Pushyam is one of the 27 Nakshatra, star in the zodiac belt. The festival is called Thai Pusam as it is celebrated in Thai month when the Full Moon occurs near the Pushyam star.

February

February 1

An interim Indian Coast Guard came into being on 1st February, 1977. The Indian Coast Guard was formally established on 18 August 1978 by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India as an independent Armed force of India. It operates under the Ministry of Defence.

February 2

Wetland is a land area saturated with water, either perennially or seasonally. The main factor that distinguishes wetlands from other water bodies are the special aquatic plants that grow on its unique hydric soil. Wetlands are one of the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems.

February 4

Higgs Boson, the God particle may be invisible and elusive, for it self-destructs itself after one trillionth of a second after coming into existence. But the contributions of Sir Satyendra Nath Bose will be ever ‘visible’ and remembered.

February 5

#Kashmir has been described as, one among the 97 Major Blunders of Nehru, which has been published in a book, of the same name. What is the immediate way forward for this generation in Kashmir? We offer a 4:4 Solution.

Gopala Krishna Gokhale was one of the freedom fighters during the Indian freedom Movement. He was one of the earlier leaders, who sought and fought to bring greater representation of Indians within the British administration. He was a political mentor to both Mahatma Gandhi and Mohammed Ali Jinnah.

Thinking is known as “Chintan” in Samskrt. Thinking thoughts and expressing them through discussions in collective sittings or camps, called Chintan Shivir or Chintan Baithak, has been a part of our culture and tradition.

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, born on May 28, 1883, was a major player in India’s Independence. He was a poet, a writer and a politician, who shaped Indian nationalism through the concept of Hindutva, a term that was coined by this leader.

Marathi Language Day is observed in Maharashtra, every year on February 27th. This day commemorates the birthday of Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, an eminent Marathi author. It was officially established by the Government of Maharashtra to celebrate the Marathi language.

The World Wildlife Day, observed on March 3rd since 2014, was instituted by the United Nations to raise awareness about world’s wild animals and plants. And, especially those endangered flora and fauna that are disappearing each day, with man’s so called “development” that has erased many a forest cover, making way for concrete jungles.

From the medieval times to the modern world, women’s rights have been an issue, all through the colonial rule in India. Many social reformers also came up, who worked towards abolition of gender discrimination. Savitribai Jyotirao Phule was a social reformer who fought for the cause of women.

International Day of Forests is observed every year on 21st March. This day was instituted by the United Nations to raise awareness of all types of forests. A special event relating to forests is organized every year at UN headquarters in New York. Many other events are held across the world to highlight the importance of forests.

A poetry is a form of literature that conveys meaning through rhythmic language. In Samskrt, the word used for a poetry is Kavita, from the root word Kavi, which has a host of meanings such as intelligent, skillful, wise, prudent, enlightened, and also a poet. A poet combines all these qualities within himself and has a special place in society.

Bhagat Singh was one of the most influential freedom fighters of the Indian freedom struggle. The title Shaheed, meaning ‘martyr’ most often precedes his name. Shaheed Bhagat Singh was a martyr who inspired the youth of the country to take part in the Indian independence movement.

The concept of Meru is pyramidal in shape. Pyramids are there all over the world. In Egypt, in Mexico, in Bosnia, in Turkey and in many other places. At each place, the physical pyramids have different purposes. Researchers are today unravelling newer meanings for what these pyramids stood.

Balochistan became an Independent state after 100 years of British rule. The tripartite agreement between Balochistan, Pakistan and the British to grant independence to Balochistan was formally announced on August 11, 1947.

Chipko Movement was organized in the 1970s to prevent deforestation that was rapidly happening in the country. The word ‘Chipko’ means ‘embrace’. The movement sought to prevent cutting of trees, by hugging trees. It was a non-violent struggle against the destruction and exploitation of India’s precious natural resources, the forests.

There are 4 Navaratri or transit festivals celebrated in the land. One such Navaratri celebrated in spring called as Vasanta Navaratri. This festival is celebrated in the lunar month of Chaithra. Hence, it is also called as Chaitra Navaratri. This festival starts with the vernal equinox New Year.

Ugadi is the New Year in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. In Maharashtra it is also known as Gudi Padva. This is celebrated on the first day after the New Moon, which occurs closest to the vernal equinox.

We celebrate Rama Navami, the Birthday of Rama in April. When we say, we celebrate His birthday, does it mean that He was born on this earth? If He was born on this earth, can we specifically say on what date in the English Calendar He was born?

On this occasion of Ramanavami, here is another short film – “Rama Setu – An Engineering Marvel of 5076 BCE”, by Bharath Gyan, which has crossed 23 lakh views on You Tube.

Rama Setu, the oldest man-made bridge of our civilization, is a civil engineering marvel of 5076 BCE. This bridge is believed to have been built by Rama and His team. Only if Rama is historical could this bridge be man-made. If the bridge is proved to be man-made, then Rama has to be Historical.

This film brings to light the layers of bridge construction and the month and the year when the Rama Setu was built.

Watch it and share it with others. It is not just another story but a 7100 year old engineering marvel of our civilization.

National Maritime Day is observed every year on April 5th. In 1919, on this day, SS Loyalty, the first ship manufactured by the Scindia Steam Navigation Company Limited (SSNCL), set off to United Kingdom.

On 13th April, 1919, the people of Amritsar were peacefully celebrating the Punjabi New Year – Baisakhi at Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden in Amritsar, when they were mercilessly shot down on the orders of General Dyer, of the colonial British force. One of the worst massacres in the annals of World History.

While there were many kingdoms ruled by different rulers, the model of governance was framed, independent of the individual ruler and the kingdom. The Panchayat administration, followed in every village, was uniform across the land, across kingdoms.

The world dance day is celebrated on April 29th every year. In the land of India, every festival is an occasion for dance, be it the dance for Holi, be it for Bihu in Assam, be it the dance of Dandya for Navaratri, be it the cowherds dancing for Mattu Pongal. So, every occasion, every festival is a reason to dance in this land.

May

The genesis of May Day and Labour Day come from the struggle of the labourers in US and other parts of the world in late 1800s for limiting their work day to 8 hours. It later got associated with the Marxist communist idealogy of the labour class being the toilers.

60 yrs is the average life expectancy of man. Ayurveda states the full life expectancy of man to be 120 years. Very few people round the world are blessed enough to lead a fruitful life that long. Sri Ramanujacharya was one of the blessed few who lived a hale, healthy and hoary life for 120 yrs, a full life, Poornayush.

Thrissur Pooram is celebrated every year in the month of April-May at the Vadakunnatha Temple in Thrissur city of Kerala. The UNESCO has referred to Thrissur Pooram as, “The most spectacular event on the planet.”

The International Day of Mid Wife is observed every year on 5th May . The idea to honour mid wives with a special day came up at the International Mid Wives conference held at Netherlands in 1987. This day was first observed on May 5th, 1991.

Vaikuntha Ekadasi is a festival popular among the Vaishnavites, the group of people who pray to Vishnu. This festival occurs in Dhanur Masa, the month period which is between December 16th and January 14th in the English calendar.

Bharath Gyan is conceptualized by D. K. Hari and D. K. Hema Hari with the objective to scientifically collate and disseminate the knowledge of India and its ties with other civilizations from ancient to modern times